Biochemical Analysis of Pentraxin 3 and Fibrinogen Levels in Experimental Periodontitis Model

Table 4

Correlation coefficients between the levels of PTX3 in gingival tissue and serum, plasma fibrinogen levels, and histomorphometric findings in experimental periodontitis and control groups.

	GPTX3 to ABL	GPTX3 to ICE	GPTX3 to ICCT	STX3 to ABL	STX3 to ICE	STX3 to ICCT
Group 1	0.976	0.874	0.657	0.948	0.863	NA
	𝑃<0.001	𝑃<0.01	𝑃<0.05	𝑃<0.001	𝑃<0.01
Group 2	0.982	0.908	NA	0.966	0.914	NA
	𝑃<0.001	𝑃<0.001		𝑃<0.001	𝑃<0.001
Group 3	NA	0.646	NA	NA	NA	NA
		𝑃<0.05

Data were analyzed Spearman’s Rank Correlation Test.
GPTX3: levels of PTX3 in gingival tissue, SPTX3: levels of PTX3 in serum, ABL: alveolar bone level, ICE: inflammatory cells in epithelium, ICCT: inflammatory cells in connective tissue.
NA: not applicable.